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Subject: Re: The Puzzle Palace - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 19-Oct-83 23:40:47 EDT
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uiuccsb!leimkuhl    Oct 19 19:20:00 1983



I agree that Bamford's "The Puzzle Palace" is a super book.  I read it
last spring at about the time I was talking to a NSA recruiter; the book
was an excellent balance to the gloss and promise of the NSA spiel.

The best thing about this book is that it is not in the least manipulative.
While the author clearly has an opinion he is trying to communicate, he is
never heavy-handed and he does not resort to the kind of righteous moralizing
that characterizes so much of current writing about US intelligence agencies.

As the Times says, the book is astonishing for the depth and breadth of
information related to the reader.  

Now that it's in paperback, everyone should have a copy.

Ben Leimkuhler
(uiucdcs!uiuccsb!leimkuhl)